2. wire washer to ring base, press wire on top to as flush with washer bed as possible

3. turn ring over and trace a circle out of paper design (mine was a toilet paper ad cat)

4. cut out and trim to fit

5. glue in and cover entire washer surface with thick glue layer

6. let dry (set in candle base and leave for the day)

7. wear with the rest of your big bling

anyone who sees a future in non-paying hand modeling, contact me to apply. i am so not cut out for it ;)

wrote in a parking lot while waiting for the kids today. survived parent teacher conferences and my monday to do list. it's pm and i have more words waiting to come out. good thing i recharged with the upcycling ringmaking

Upcycling - (verb) the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upcycling

introducing

I am at work on my third book and I fit writing into the moments I am not at the job I love at our local university or hanging out with family and friends (disclosure: if you are my family and friends and catch me staring off into space, i may be writing the next scene while we hang out ;) I share home with my computer-building husband, our three highly entertaining sons, and a very emotionally needy cat.